Bluffton hearts and darts

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Sun City and its security on its toes

Hearts ... to the Sun City Hilton Head community and its alert residents and security staff. On Wednesday, two suspects in an early morning stolen vehicle case were apprehended about 1 p.m. The deputies responded to a report that two men who had jumped into the bed of a different pickup traveling in Sun City. Sun City security found and detained the suspects until deputies arrived. The case began unfolding at about 7 a.m. when deputies went to the Hargray substation on Gibbet Road in Bluffton for a report of a stolen vehicle.

An added bonus from the Sun City Community Association staff was a video of the Sun City security while they detained the suspects. View it online at blufftontoday.com.

Barrels of laughs?

Darts ... to the orange barrels that are popping up along U.S. 278 just in time for Christmas shopping traffic. OK, so we know the barrels also are a sign of progress so we won’t toss too many darts, but let’s hope this year motorists can avoid hitting them and making already congested lanes worse.

In case you missed it on the front page, a two-year project to widen U.S. 278 from four to six lanes from Simmonsville Road to S.C. 170 is cranking up.

The day is a good day to support small business owners, help fuel the economy, and invigorate communities across the country. Let’s go big for small businesses.

South Carolina politics

Darts ... to the two state agencies for bickering about the water quality permit for the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project. The S.C. Savannah River Commission voted to mount a legal challenge against the Nov. 10 decision by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to grant the project a water quality permit. They have enlisted S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson to represent them. Seems like a waste of time to start bringing in lawyers in a situation that could probably be resolved without making new headlines every day. In the meantime, Gov. Nikki Haley gave a speech in Charleston, in which she said South Carolina should stop trying to obstruct Georgia’s deepening plans. Anybody keeping score?

United Way campaign

Hearts ... to the United Way of the Lowcountry. As of last week, $1.583 million has been contributed to fund 56.5 percent of the programs, partnerships and services required by Beaufort and Jasper residents. The campaign contributions fund partnerships and collaborations with 32 agencies and 42 programs in that focus on one or more priorities to achieve better health, education, shelter, nutrition and income for our residents. To contribute, to volunteer or for more information, call 843-982-3040 in Beaufort, 843-837-2000 in Bluffton/Hilton Head and 843-645-6500 in Jasper County.